John E. Ferling

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John E. Ferling
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Ferling in 2015
Born1940 (age 85–86)
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Other namesJohn Ferling
OccupationsHistorian, author, professor (retired 2004)
Known forAmerican revolution historian
AwardsLifetime Achievement Award / Fraunces Tavern Book Award

John E. Ferling (born 1940) is a professor emeritus of history at the University of West Georgia. As a leading historian in the American Revolution and founding era, he has appeared in television documentaries on PBS, the History Channel, C-SPAN Book TV, and the Learning Channel.[1]

Biography

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John Ferling was born in 1940 in Charleston, West Virginia.[2] Ferling grew up in Texas City, Texas.[2] Ferling attended Sam Houston State University, and later received a master's degree in history from Baylor University.[2] He earned his Ph.D. in history from West Virginia University in 1971.[3] John Ferling taught for 39 years, mostly at the University of West Georgia. Ferling retired from teaching to spend more time writing.[2]

Awards

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Publications

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External videos
video icon Presentation by Ferling on Setting the World Ablaze, June 18, 2001, C-SPAN
video icon Booknotes interview with Ferling on Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, October 3, 2004, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Ferling on Almost a Miracle, September 27, 2007, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Ferling on Independence, July 27, 2011, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Ferling on Jefferson and Hamilton, October 9, 2013, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Ferling on Whirlwind, May 4, 2015, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Ferling on Apostles of Revolution, May 30, 2018, C-SPAN
video icon Q&A interview with Ferling on Apostles of Revolution, August 19, 2018, C-SPAN
  • Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence[6][7]
  • The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the American Revolution [8]
  • A Wilderness of Miseries: War and Warriors in Early America [9]
  • The First of Men: A Life of George Washington[10]
  • Struggle for a Continent: The Wars of Early America [11]
  • John Adams: A Life [12]
  • Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution [13]
  • A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic [14]
  • Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 [15]
  • The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon[16]
  • Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free (published June 21, 2011)[17]
  • Jefferson and Hamilton: "The Rivalry That Forged A Nation"*[18]
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  4. ^ Professor Emeritus Receives NYC Prize. University of West Georgia (April 13, 2009)
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